New Gift Ideas
Custom picture frames make fantastic, one of a kind gifts.
Creating custom picture frames is a fantastic gift idea. Not only is it cheap, but it’s a fantastic opportunity to share your art work as an idea gift. Even those people who have everything can always use a quality picture frame, especially if it’s designed for a individual family photo or memory.
It’s especially ideal for the apprentice on your list. With a custom picture frame, your apprentice is not longer confined to mainstream approaches and can specially design a frame for their individual artwork. With a custom design, there’s no reason to half measures. You should never have to half measures your art, and that includes the frame you use to showcase it. The frame can be designed to encompass a individual piece, adding to the unique qualities of each.
It all starts with proper matting. Matting helps you figure out the final dimensions of the completed frame, so it’s an ideal place to begin. It helps you figure out the size and the scope of the frame, as well as your preferred stock. Although pre-matting services are available, matting your own work is more economical and creates an individual touch that’s much more personable than standardized matting. When making frames for friends and family, matting your own work can really cut down on costs, as well as give you quality control over the final product.
The next step is to accept a stock. Scrap piles are like gold at the end of the rainbow, virtual treasures of possibility. It’s critical to match the color of the lumber with the stock. They should complement the other, with neither overpowering the other’s existence.
Stock should be ripped to width, at least an inch to an inch and a half wide. Anything else looks like a shortcut. Just because you didn’t pay much for your own custom picture frame, that doesn’t mean it has to look frugal.
Frames can be made for particular art work. Sometimes an apprentice begins with the frame and then creates the perfect art to go inside it. The more you go with your own design, the more artisanship you have over how it aligns with your art. The choice is yours. Make it unique.
